Schools plan for homecoming mindful of pandemic concerns
This weekend, high schoolers at Mars Area School District will get dressed up and head to the annual homecoming dance. But unlike other years, they'll be dancing under the stars as this year's homecoming will be held outdoors.
“We wanted to have something special for these poor kids,” said student council adviser Meghan Boland. “It's been so hectic for them in terms of all this COVID stuff. If we could do a homecoming for them in some way, we wanted to do it.”
The Mars Homecoming dance on Oct. 2 will be held outside at the Mars Athletic Complex on the football field. Under current mask mandate rules, Boland said, the students will not need to wear masks since the gathering is outdoors.
“The kids are safe, they don't have to wear masks, and it's kind of win-win as long as the weather stays the way it should,” Boland said.
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